Deer hunter injured in fall from tree stand

Odon, Ind. - An Odon, Ind., man was injured Saturday — opening day of Indiana's modern firearms deer season — when his tree stand broke and he fell some 25 feet to the ground.

Indiana conservation officers reported Philip L. Knepp, 36, suffered a back injury and was transported by ambulance to Daviess Community Hospital.

Officers reported Knepp had just climbed into a fixed-position tree stand when it gave way. Their investigation found straps holding the stand to the tree gave way. Knepp was not using any type of safety harness.